Lyrics to
Midnight Rider

This version of Midnight Rider was released by Joe Cocker in 1972.

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Well, I’ve got to run to keep from hidin’
And I’m bound to keep on ridin’
And I’ve got one more silver dollar

But I’m not gonna let ’em catch me, no
Not gonna let ’em catch the midnight rider

And I don’t own the clothes I’m wearing
And the road goes on forever
And I’ve got one more silver dollar

But I’m not gonna let ’em catch me, no
Not gonna let ’em catch the midnight rider

And I’ve gone by the point of caring
Some old bed I’ll soon be sharing
And I’ve got one more silver dollar

But I’m not gonna let ’em catch me, no
Not gonna let ’em catch the midnight rider

No, I’m not gonna let ’em catch me, no
Not gonna let ’em catch the midnight rider

No, I’m not gonna let ’em catch me, no
Not gonna let ’em catch the midnight rider

No, I’m not gonna let ’em catch me, no
Not gonna let ’em catch the midnight rider

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About Lyrics and Midnight Rider by Joe Cocker

The lyrics to Midnight Rider are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Joe Cocker used when the song was created in 1972. The lyrics to Midnight Rider have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Joe Cocker and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Midnight Rider by Joe Cocker. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Midnight Rider" means the words set to the music of Midnight Rider, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Joe Cocker. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Midnight Rider and the lyrics to Midnight Rider are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Joe Cocker who came here looking just for the lyrics to Midnight Rider, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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